FCA listings shake-up is golden opportunity to revive UK’s REITs sector August 7, 2024 Reinvigorating investment in real estate will ultimately accelerate growth, writes Antony Antoniou
Audemars Piguet helps fuel booming UK luxury watch market as sales surge August 6, 2024 The UK arm of luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet has hailed its “robust financial health” after its sales jumped during 2023. The division, which is headquartered in London, has posted a revenue of £72m for the 12 months, up from £58.7m. Newly-filed documents with Companies House also show that its pre-tax profit increased from £3.4m [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown extends takeover deadline for third time August 5, 2024 Hargreaves Lansdown has for the third time extended the deadline for a group of private equity bidders to make a firm £5.4bn takeover offer during a crucial week for the UK’s biggest retail investment platform.
Regional REIT: Boost to bottom line as it looks beyond emergency capital raise August 5, 2024 Embattled real estate investment trust Regional REIT was given a boost from exchanges on six big leases in the three months to June, helping it achieve a double digit net rental uplift since the start of the year.
Newriver’s Ellandi acquisition gives boost to results as firm eyes up Capital & Regional bid August 5, 2024 London-listed Newriver REIT's acquisition of Elandi Management helped it buck the downward trend plaguing much of its sector to post a strong operational performance in its first quarter as it tries to sew up a deal for rival REIT Capital & Regional.
Societe Generale offloads UK and Swiss private banking units in latest sales August 5, 2024 French bank Société Générale has struck a deal to sell its UK and Swiss wealth management businesses to Geneva-based Union Bancaire Privée for €900m (£771m) as part of efforts to offload less profitable divisions.
Former JD.com boss found to be still leading e-commerce giant from London August 4, 2024 The founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, Richard Liu, has been silently leading the company from London despite stepping down in 2022.
Wellness Wonders: Meet Jo Malone the founder of Jo Loves August 4, 2024 Jo Malone's new venture takes a personal twist on her love for fragrances, with Jo Loves being centred around memories and moments.
From online to in-store: How retail is adapting to consumers August 3, 2024 The dual effects of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, as well as the ever-improving technology on offer, have changed the way people shop and how retail adapts to customers.
Pets at Home: Revenue ticks up amid difficult year August 1, 2024 Total revenue at animal care retailer Pets at Home rose by one per cent to £441.1m in the 16 weeks to July 18, with like-for-like revenue up by 0.5 per cent.